Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
Figure of an Eagle

Figure of an Eagle

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Figure of an Eagle
ManufacturerMeissen, Germany, established 1710
ArtistGerman, 1885–1943
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Figure of an Eagle
Date1931
PlaceGermany
MediumHard-paste porcelain
Dimensions21 11/16 × 17 3/8 × 13 1/2 in. (55.1 × 44.2 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.44
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceCaroline Wiess Law, Houston; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Crossed swords impressed on the lower edge of the interior of the base.
Crossed swords printed in blue on the back center edge of the base beneath the eagle's tail.
Impress on the proper back left edge of the base: "M. ESSER 1931"

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